Recognised as Colour
#EC6D40
- #EC6D40
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#EC6D40 is a orange with RGB values 236, 109, 64 and HSL 16°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#EC6D40#EC6D40
HEX#EC6D40
RGBrgb(236, 109, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4275, 0.251
RGB percentages92.5%, 42.7%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(15.7, 81.9%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.7, 72.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 72.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,494,464
CSS custom property--colour: #EC6D40;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#1392BF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40BFEC
Analogous#EC4069, #ECC340
Triadic#40EC6D, #6D40EC
Split complementary#40ECC3, #4069EC
Tetradic#69EC40, #40BFEC, #C340EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G109
B64
Red236 (92.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue15.7°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 6D · B 40
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